Method and a device for precooling the helium tank of a cryostat
US5187938A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 15, 1990 |
| Grant date | Feb 23, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 15, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01R33/3815
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
In a method and a device for precooling the helium tank of a cryostat, in particular one for accommodating a superconductive magnet coil, contamination of the helium tank is avoided by the fact that helium gas is cooled down to the temperature of boiling nitrogen in a closed circuit, the helium gas is then circulated through the helium tank and thereafter cooled down again to the temperature of boiling nitrogen. The helium tank is cooled by means of the helium gas, which has a temperature of 77 K, until the tank has reached that temperature. The interior of the helium tank getting into contact exclusively with helium, the helium tank can be filled with liquid helium immediately after it has reached the precooling temperature, without the need to clean the tank first.
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